At the Global Labour Market Conference in Riyadh, ILO Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the need for inclusive growth, a just transition and renewed social dialogue amid labour market disruption and geopolitical uncertainty. RIYADH (ILO News) – International Labour Organization (ILO) director-general Gilbert F. Houngbo concluded his participation in the third edition of the Global Labour Market Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a call for coordinated, human-centred and rights-based policies to address profound transformations reshaping labour markets worldwide. He stressed that these shifts are affecting job creation, job quality and inequality across regions, and require policy responses grounded in social justice, international labour standards, global cooperation and evidence-based labour market governance. The meetings focused on strengthening cooperation on employment creation, skills development, social protection, labour migration, labour market institutions and the promotion of decent work, as well as on the ILO’s ongoing partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in advancing labour market reform. Director-General Houngbo commended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its ministry of human resources and social development for providing the increasingly influential global platform for labour market dialogue.